Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-10
State News.


Maine murder. While Mr.. James Blake
Of Woodstock and Mr.. Henry Kelley of
Richmond. y h. were engaged in selling
clothing at Grand Fails one day last week.
they were attacked by three drunken
Frenchmcn and mur,ierously assaulted.
Kelley died from the effects Of the blows.
and Blake j. not expected 10 recover.
George ". Losejoy Of Bridgtom has
added To hi> collection of tall. uld-fa>h-
toned clocks. another, which so far a. can
be asccrtained. i all of l25 years old The
case-whch is : or Q feet tails made Of
pine and fashioned by hand n j. evil
denccd by the uncycnne>~ Of the boards
The clock WIS purchased of Mr. Whit
comb of Waterford in whose family il
had been in possession of from time i'm
memorial.
The Pennington Chronicle has been
greatly enlarged and looks very handsome
in its new suit Of type. Mr.. Hunter is max
ing an excellent newspaper of II.
A gentleman who SAW the effect of the
recent winds on the snow in the country,
says that II was peculiar. 1t lifted the
damp snow by the handsiull and rolled it
over and over until it filed the fields with
snowballs from the Size of a man. fist TO
that Of a mans head. 1t looked a.
though armies of boys had been pelting
each other.
In the supreme court at Dover We'd
ne>day Colby Moore Of Monson plead
guilty to the charge OF blowing up DR..
Halls Office in that to,yn last fall He
was sentenced by Judge Virgin to twenty
wears in the State prison,
AT meeting OF the railroad commit
tee in Camden Tuesday of last week it
was decided to survey the road from Rock
land TO Camden, asking the town to share
part of the expense. The syndicate for
building the road has been already formed
but after the road is surveyed Camden will
be called upon to aid in the construction.
C. NJ. Aliens stock of drugs and fix
lures at Augusta was totally destroyed by
fire Wednesday night. Loss 5000,
The ice is said to be only little
more than foot thick at Moosehead and
people living there predict that it will 90
out this year earlier than many other
seasons. On many of the up river streams
there Is no considerable amount of ice.
it not being safe for a man to cross.
The heavy snow has prevented the freez-
ing in most localities.
propose the erection of new bridge across
Lake Maranocook near the famous ex-
cursion grounds TO supplant the wooden
structure now there. Operations have al
ready begun. \ new track has been laid
from the main line to a gravel pit near by,
where a steam shovel will be put in opera
ton next week. The bridge will consist
OF an iron span, 80 feet in length. The
remainder will be a gravel embankment
making the entire structure geo feet long.
The annual report of the treasurer of
the town of Hollis shows balance in his
hands of S445. ~. The amount received
during the past year was IS, 1867; the
amount expended 81, G9l 90. The town
debt, February IL, 1887, was 81, 432. Is.
Baths oldest citizen and millionaire took
place the 2Sth ult. The city government
and board of trade attended in body. The
services were very impressive and con-
Quoted by Rev. 4. 7. Dupnels,
Frank Smith, the Bangor photographer,
has just completed a handsome picture of
the State House, with interior views of
the Senate chamber and hall of Represen-
tatives and portraits and autographs
of the 80 governors of Maine No
collection of the portraits of our COVER
nors has never been published before.
-Rockland is disturbed over the pro-
ceedings of mysterious incendiary, one
or two fires occurring each week. Since
July 9th of last year some 20 incendiary
fires have occurred in the northern part of
the city, all within radius of half mile. |
A few weeks ago an attempt was made to |
burn the Pine grove school house while |
religious meeting was in session in the up |
per story. Three separate attempts have |
been made to burn the building. Last |
week an attempt was made to burn the |
house of Mrs. Olive Stewart occupied by |
two families. The fire started in a shop |
connected with the house, paper and kero- |
sene being used "Wednesday the latest |
attempt was made to burn the cooper shop |
of James Spalding and James Stead. |
Cooper shavings were piled up around the |
door and touched of. They burned the
corner of the building but the prompt ar
rival of the fire department prevented a
serious fire. A previous similar attempt |
was made to fire this building. Great ex-
citement prevails and there is fear of a
serious conflagFation. Private individuals
and the police are doing detective work but |
the incendiary so far has eluded detection.
Rockland's exceptionally efficient fire SER
vice has thus far averted serious dam
age.